Mekong River Commission prepares to meet in Thailand
 
Radio Australia, April 1, 2010
 
Thailand is extending the Internal Security Act, ahead of this week's
MeKong River Commission summit. The commission's first ever four day
summit of leaders from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam begins
tomorrow to discuss the future of the four thousand kilometre long
Mekong River. The vital waterway, which runs through China, Burma,
Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, is suffering from overuse its
water levels reported to be at its lowest in 50 years. The five
Southeast Asian nations blame three Chinese dams upstream for the
dropping water levels although Beijing blames it on a long-running
drought.
 

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